London City Airport in England
London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway STOLport, an
airport for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners. It primarily
serves the financial district of London and is on a former Docklands site, 6
miles east of the City of London, opposite the London Regatta Centre, in the
London Borough of Newham in East London, England. In 2008 London City was the
fifth busiest airport in terms of passengers and aircraft movements serving the
London area after Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton and the 15th busiest in
the UK.
London City Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence which allows
flights for the public transport of passengers or for flight training. Only
multi-engine, fixed-wing aircraft with special aircraft and aircrew
certification to fly 5.5 degree approaches are allowed to conduct operations at
London City Airport.
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London City Airport was purchased from the Irish businessman Dermot Desmond,
in October 2006 by a consortium comprising AIG Financial Products Corp. and
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for an undisclosed sum. In the final
quarter of 2008 GIP became the sole owners of the airport. In 2008, London City
Airport served a record 3.2 million passengers, a 12.0% increase over 2007.
